Destroyer Angel

An Anna Pigeon Novel, Book 18

De: Nevada Barr

Narrado por: Barbara Rosenblat

Anna Pigeon, a ranger for the U.S. Park Services, sets off on vacation - an autumn canoe trip into the Iron Range in upstate Minnesota. With Anna is her friend Heath, a paraplegic; Heath’s 15-year-old daughter, Elizabeth; Leah, a wealthy designer of outdoor equipment; and her daughter, Katie, who is 13. For Heath and Leah, this is a shakedown cruise to test a new cutting-edge line of camping equipment. The equipment, designed by Leah, will make camping and canoeing more accessible to disabled outdoorsmen. On their second night out, Anna goes off on her own for a solo evening float on the Fox River.

When she comes back, she finds that four thugs, armed with rifles, pistols, and knives, have taken the two women and their teenaged daughters captive. With limited resources and no access to the outside world, Anna has only two days to rescue them before her friends are either killed or flown out of the country, in Destroyer Angel by Nevada Barr.

©2014 Nevada Barr (P)2014 Macmillan Audio

Poor narration

I really don't like the overly dramatic narrator. Very annoying. The theatrics interfere with the story.

action packed beginning to end.

Would you listen to Destroyer Angel again? Why?

I would listen to it again. So much happens in this story that I'm sure I would enjoy listening to it again just to get the details that I missed the first time through.

Have you listened to any of Barbara Rosenblat’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Barbara Rosenblath is perfect the way she reads the Anna Pigeon books. I like the ones she read far better than the ones read by other readers.

Anna does it again!

I really enjoyed this story. Intense! Another good one! Lots of twists & turns. Hard to put down.

Not my favorite

it kept me engaged but I'm just not invested in Heath. I read for Anna's story and she a side note in this book. I'll read the next one even though it sounds Heath-centric as well but if she continues to be a main focus in any future books, I'll probably be finished with the series.

Excellent!

Loved it as I do all her books!
Well written, held my attention, fast-paced, wonderful characters, and I loved the dog!

A fun read

Always fun to be out on the trail with Anna and her friends for an innocent vacation.

a good Anna Pigeon novel.

this novel seems more violent and less informative than others in the series. I look forward to being transported to the various natural areas where Anna has worked and learning something about animals or the terrain or behind the scenes of something (yes, I know it's fiction). but this book was all about the hunt. nonetheless I enjoyed it very much.

Riveting!

I love this book! One of Nevada Barr's best! I enjoyed all of her books, but this is my favorite!

Love Nevada Barr

What did you love best about Destroyer Angel?

I love the characters and the settings of all of her books. The women are all strong! The story is entertaining from beginning to end.

What does Barbara Rosenblat bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

I've listened to all of the Anna Pigeon series and the reader is just THE voice of the character. I couldn't listen to another character read the book. She expresses the character's dry witt and strength.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I enjoyed spreading it out. It makes getting into the car fun.

Any additional comments?

The whole Anna Pigeon series is great.

total thrill

Nevada Barr has never disappointed me. Stuck in bed with a nasty cold, I downlloaded her new book nad stayed under the covers never able to doze. Her heroines are so true to life, and though I knew that Anna Pidgeon would survive to rule the day, I had to wait unitl the very last of the book to hear the ending.
A great yearn with the full gambit of emotions. I finally slept since I knew that Ana had saved the day.